Complete TBR and Suggestions for Buddy-Reads

So, the Top Ten Tuesday meme for today got me thinking about my current TBR. I bought a ton of books in the past year – more than ever in my life. As you may know, up until recently I almost exclusively used the local library. But while I was in graduate school, I obtained quite a few books from the local secondhand bookstore (a few are new). While I bought most of the books for under 7 dollars, I have made it a goal to read 20 of my unread books before buying any new ones, so that I can keep a manageable TBR. In this post, I will list all the unread fiction that I have purchased in the past year or so. I’m leaving out any unread anthologies because I don’t want to read them in one go. If you would like to buddy-read with me any of the books on the list, please indicate the book in the comments section. Here’s my list.

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I am a PhD student in French with a particular interest in late medieval and early modern religious rhetoric and performance. I love browsing research libraries and shopping at used bookstores for obscure/lesser known books.
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31 thoughts on “Complete TBR and Suggestions for Buddy-Reads”

I wanted to do this…and I thought we could with Lord Jim, til I realized it is Lucky Jim on my list. I’m on an inflexible schedule, and the only other one that might have worked is Great Expectations, which I won’t get to until next year. Wonderful list though. I loved the Brothers K, and all things Tolkien. I wouldn’t quite say I loved I, Claudius but it was very good. And I’ve read Great Expectations before and know I love it. Good Luck.

Oh well. It does look though like you will be reading The Scarlet Letter soon. I read it in high school and enjoyed it. Beautiful writing. I’ve been meaning to re-read it, so when you get to it, I will 🙂

Hi J.E. (do you go by a different name?), I have no strict schedule. I was thinking we could read it this month. Are you on Goodreads? You could follow me there and we could discuss the book on there. My name is Fariba. If not, email works fine. If there are some themes that jump out at you, quotes, etc we could message each other about that or mention them in the comments of our reviews after we finish the book. My email is fariba.kanga@uky.edu. I look forward to rereading the book with you.

Would you mind waiting until September? I’m doing Women in Translation in August, but could start reading Twain right after that. The book I have is called “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.” That should be the same thing, right?

I will be away August 10 -18. I don’t think we could finish by August 10, so we could start before August 1, start after August 18, or try to fit that off week in a schedule. I don’t know yet whether I’ll have access to the internet. I haven’t seen the book yet, so what do you think?

You should follow me on Goodreads if you haven’t already. And every so many chapter we can discuss the book via message. I think it’s good to begin each reflection/comment with an update on how far you have read to so no one is spoiled. Would that work for you?

Buddy reading sounds like a fun idea! I do want to reread Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell at some point but am not sure when I will squeeze that in. O Pioneers, too, which would be less of a time commitment. Let me know if you’re wanting to read either one imminently.

I would love to read Jonathan Strange with someone. I doubt I’ll be able to read it without some encouragement. Last year’s Moby-Dick group read went very well so I’m sure that with some support I can get through some large books. O Pioneers sounds great too but as I already read two of Cather’s books this year, I probably will postpone that until the end of the year or next year. We can start whenever you think best 🙂

Hey, I found this from Kevin Davis’s site. You interested in doing The Silmarillion? I’ve read it before but would love to have someone to re-read it with. I don’t mind going slow (it’s somewhat episodic) if you’re busy.